. Pros Innovative features, like the Dorsal Fin button and an analog thumb-paddle. Conveniently placed thumb button opens up dozens of customizable features. Cons Pricey. Some features unusable without Roccat keyboard. Some buttons awkwardly placed. Bottom Line The Roccat Tyon is brimming with features, including innovations you won't find on other gaming mice, but for the fullest experience, you'll need to pair it with a Roccat keyboard.
Roccat Tyon Software, Driver, Download for Windows, Mac – Today we yield the Tyon Wireless Multi-Button RGB Computer Gaming Computer Mouse, which is one of one of one of the most accomplished peripherals we have really ever before seen. In every method, the type, the performance, the selections managed through software, the choice for.
Anyone comparing gaming knows that features are the watch word. Competitive gamers want more options and more control, and the mice that cater to them sometimes get a little crazy, bursting with features and offering so many tweaks and customizations that they require specialized processing and software. The Roccat Tyon ($99.99) turns the crazy up to 11, with myriad customizable buttons that offer an incredible number of functions, literally at your fingertips. But some of it won't work unless you use the mouse with a compatible Roccat keyboard.
A dual-directional analog thumb-paddle (called the X-Celerator) can be used as either a simple two-function button, or as a dedicated control when gaming for rotating turrets, throttling speed up and down, or zooming in and out with a sniper's scope. Two thumb buttons sit just below the thumb stick, but their position is such that you won't be able to use the thumb-paddle and the buttons at the same time, so plan accordingly when mapping out your controls. A button on the back, just behind the ratcheting scroll wheel, is called the Dorsal Fin button. It lets you click to the right and the left, selecting commands without taking a finger away from the action. Doubling up functions is simple, thanks to a conveniently placed Easy-Shift + thumb button that lets you activate secondary functions on every other button, and even long strings of macro commands. The mouse itself, featuring a matte-black carapace, measures 1.8 by 3.5 by 5.1 inches (HWD) and weighs 5.3 ounces.
The top of the device, over the palm rest and right and left buttons, is a smooth plastic in very dark gray, while the matte-black sides are textured for grip. It's not quite as rough and grippy a texture as on the, but it's similar. The braided cable measures 5.9 feet, and connects via USB 2.0.
A corded connection eliminates any of the potential lag or interference you might have with a wireless design, and also provides power, so there's no worrying about batteries. On the underside are two low-friction plastic feet that let you glide easily over any number of surfaces, from wood and formica to gaming mouse pads. Inside, the mouse is equipped with a 32-bit ARM processor and 576Kb of onboard memory for saving your customizations and game profiles. An 8,200dpi laser sensor offers twice the sensitivity of the sensor on the Roccat Savu, and uses the same Pro-Am R3 laser sensor seen on Roccat's. The combination of high-end sensor and on-board processor allow for very fast 1-millisecond response time. Software and Customization The two biggest features offered by the Tyon have to do as much with Roccat's TalkFX software as with any physical features.
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This software allows both customization of the mouse—both the glowing accents and the button functions—as well as leveraging Roccat's Easy-Shift+ functionality across both keyboard and mouse. When paired with a Roccat keyboard with the same Easy-Shift+ functionality, you can press the button on the mouse to activate secondary functions on the keyboard, and vice-versa.
Pair this mouse with our Editors' Choice for gaming keyboards, the, and you'll be able to shift between hundreds of commands with the flick of a thumb. Assigning new functions to buttons is easy in the Roccat Talk FX software. A drop-down menu offering a host of options for each button and a recorder for programming macro commands. There are also extensive preconfigured options for various popular games, saving you some of the trouble of setting up and configuring a new game profile from scratch.
Conclusion The Roccat Tyon is a very good gaming mouse on its own, but it's at its best when paired with a Roccat keyboard, like the Ryos MK Pro. If you're already a Roccat user, that's very good news, but if your battle station is cobbled together based on Woot deals and Amazon bargains, you may not have that luxury. Without a second Roccat device, the Tyon's feature set is effectively halved. While that still leaves you with a good gaming mouse, it's far from the best that the Tyon has to offer. In a mixed setting, you're better off with the Editors' Choice, which offers a solid feature set (regardless of what it's paired with) and is about half the price.